What color is #BF84C4?

#BF84C4 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Violaceous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BF84C4?

The RGB value is 191, 132, 196: 191 red, 132 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BF84C4?

The complementary color is #89C484, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BF84C4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.31:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BF84C4 color

#BF84C4 rgb(191, 132, 196)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BF84C4 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 51.8% green and 76.9% blue (191, 132, 196).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 35% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Violaceous (#BF8FC4), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.31:1).

#BF84C4 color codes

HEX	`#BF84C4`
RGB	`rgb(191, 132, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 51.8%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 35%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 33%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 33%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.98, 33.31, -24.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.98, 41.22, 323.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.7, 31.566, 56.215)`
Decimal	`12551364`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BF84C4, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #BF84C4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BF84C4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #BF84C4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bf84c4; }
.text { color: #bf84c4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bf84c4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 132 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bf84c4, #c484a9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Orchid.

Questions

What color is #BF84C4?: #BF84C4 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Violaceous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BF84C4?: The RGB value is 191, 132, 196: 191 red, 132 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BF84C4?: The complementary color is #89C484, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BF84C4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.31:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.